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Stick Marsh & Farm 13

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By George Welcome
To say that this last week was windy would be the understatement of the year. A high pressure ridge through the mid-Atlantic has been holding a southerly flow of high winds and made for some interesting conditions on the Marsh. Most of our fishing has been with artificial baits and we have been concentrating on the Marsh. It appears as if a group headed north have stopped in the middle of the Marsh and it also appears as if some beds are being made out there. Based on the numbers and quality of fish we are seeing I would expect April to be an absolute  banner month. All we have to do is get the wind to stop and we are expecting that by Sunday. David Fletcher and his brother Travis and friend David Foth came out for a day with shiners and Scott took them to the south end of the Farm. It didn't take too long before David Foth got into the 10.25-pound lady pictured below. She measured 27 X 18 and after weighing, measuring, and pictures she was on her way for another angler another day. In the meantime big fish were being caught and lost on the Marsh side as Ed and Mark Mensh of Virginia were tossed about in front of the building winds. Throwing Senkos in front of the drifting boat proved to be a good choice, but we can't claim any big fish in the boat. On the 23rd good friend and client Mark Lee of upstate NY came out with his Dad Fred, and for the second time in a row They got hammered with a very high wind day. Blowing out of the east at 25-35 MPH the wind made the artificial bite all but disappear. We called it a day  early on and hoped for better weather for the 24th. In the meantime Paul Geary who was out with Scott and fishing shiners landed this 10-pound lady down in the spillway area. She was weighed, measured, photographed,  and released for the next lucky angler to catch. This gal also measured out at 27 X 18. Ed and Mark Mensh were back out with us for the last two days and we opted to go to Ansin/Garcia to deal with the wind. Over the two days we had no big fish but we did have some real good numbers and the grass lines and fields kept the winds effects down for us. Of course the weatherman did tell us that we had 0% chance of rain yesterday and of course it did in fact pour all over us, but it didn't dampen spirits as the fish cooperated right through it all. This April, I think, is going to be the big fish month of the year. Based on what we are seeing setting up for the upcoming spawn this should prove to be one of the best Aprils that we have seen. This spring as a whole should be one of tremendously good top water fishing and I would not be surprised to see it go well into the summer as it did back in 2000. The balls of shad fry all all over and they are going to do some amazing stuff for us and another month or so. As for the present time look for a super plastic bite on the Marsh with spinner baits and rattletraps coming into play more and more as the month progresses. Don't hesitate to try top water baits throughout the day. See you on the water. George and Scott/3/26/04